What is with people consistently calling their kids by both first and middle name?

[Anonymous]

OP - do they just use the two names when talking to their kids or always refer to their kids with two names? Is it what would be on their cubby at school, etc. Do they expect others to use both names? If it is the latter, that is the kid’s name. I actually like it. If it is the former, the official name is one, but parents use double when speaking to them - a tad annoying

[Anonymous]

I hate it too, OP. I've noticed it's often the moms who put ridiculously big bows in their daughters hair.

[Anonymous]

I am kind of intrigued that two people in your playgroup do this. Any chance one is doing it to kind of make fun of the other one?

[Anonymous]

I want to try this when my kid comes home from school

[Anonymous]

LOL. Our former soccer coach would do this when he was trying to get his daughter's attention on the field. It cracked up the other parents every time. And they're Southern, so there might be some truth to a PP's theory.

(my daughter is only her full name when she's in trouble.)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I love my DD’s name. Unlike many middle names which are chosen at random, her’s has meaning and I prefer to use it more than just in the angry “Larla Jane Smith come here this minute.” Don’t use it all the time, but often enough.

Oh, FFS, lady. Get over yourself.

[Anonymous]

They do it to show off how cool and clever they are. The irony is that the names are always the most UNCLEVER names.

Eleanor Claire, come here!
Aiden Henry, that's not your truck.
Charlotte Grace, come have your snack!
Henry Ethan, time to change your diaper! (and Henry Aiden is 4).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Where are you from? No one would think twice about this in my southern family. That said, maybe you should take up meditation or yoga if something so trivial and over which you have no control gets you so triggered.

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[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Where are you from? No one would think twice about this in my southern family. That said, maybe you should take up meditation or yoga if something so trivial and over which you have no control gets you so triggered.

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Oh my gosh, it's an anonymous parenting thread! It's THE PLACE to complain about trivial things!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Where are you from? No one would think twice about this in my southern family. That said, maybe you should take up meditation or yoga if something so trivial and over which you have no control gets you so triggered.

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Oh my gosh, it's an anonymous parenting thread! It's THE PLACE to complain about trivial things!

Seriously I will never understand these comments on threads. If you don't think its a topic worth posting about why do you think its a thread worth commenting on? But you HAVE to put in your 2 cents. Also nobody considers this area "the south" and since the OP didn't say otherwise its safe to assume its around here since its DCUM.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They do it to annoy you. We meet every Tuesday to find new things which annoy you.

LOL. Some kids have short first and middle names. Like Anna Rose. So you call her Anna Rose, and it should be more no more annoying to you than meeting a girl named Maryanne (both three syllables).

[Anonymous]

I call my daughter her first and middle name sometimes. Just because I love it. And her middle name is not of the Anne, Rose, Grace, Claire, Lynn variety.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I love my DD’s name. Unlike many middle names which are chosen at random, her’s has meaning and I prefer to use it more than just in the angry “Larla Jane Smith come here this minute.” Don’t use it all the time, but often enough.

Oh, FFS, lady. Get over yourself.

That’s a lot of anger over a pretty small thing. Chill out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I love my DD’s name. Unlike many middle names which are chosen at random, her’s has meaning and I prefer to use it more than just in the angry “Larla Jane Smith come here this minute.” Don’t use it all the time, but often enough.

Oh, FFS, lady. Get over yourself.

That’s a lot of anger over a pretty small thing. Chill out.

NP. I actually thought this was pretty funny. And spot on. Yeah, most people choose names that mean something to them. And when you use a full name when talking to your kid, it does sound pretentious.

[Anonymous]

I will use my dd’s first and last name on occasion, and the weird thing is I’ve noticed other people doing it a lot more than me.